Site Analysis & Program Development; Ko Phayam - Localities Matter

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 SITE ANALYSIS & 

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

KO PHAYAM

Localities Matter

Kulattha Adisornphankul   
Marina De Figueiredo

Selin Buktel

Ko Phayam is the second largest Andaman Sea island off the coast of Ranong Province. The island has no roads suitable for automobiles, thus motorbikes are the chief means of transport. Tourists hire motorbikes or motorbike taxis at the pier and ride along the road to the resorts. There two major beaches/bays, Ao Yai and Ao Kao Kwai (Buffalo Bay). It has lots of good mini hikes into the hills, forests and jungle. Forested hills of Ko Phayam are a habitat of monkeys, wild animals and a variety of birds. At the south end of Buffalo Bay is a small sea gypsy settlement.
Our goal is to make understand different aspect of this island by explaining its location, fauna and flora, and touristic attraction. By drawings with different scales, we tried to communi- cate important points and path of Ko Phayam with help of a circuit. To emphasize the ecological aspect of our researches, we detailed different trees, plants and corals by explaning that some of them are in danger nowadays.